In an effort to keep the #BanBPSD series going, I want to highlight a comment written by Peter Gordon from Scotland, who has become a dear friend, and is also a psychiatrist in Scotland who has been advocating for improved practice. He advocates also for a more transparent medical industry for many years, and I will…
World Awareness Month 2018 is well underway and #DAI continues to run their daily series of #Hello my name is blogs to raise awareness of dementia and to share our members stories However, this month, I am maintaining focus on my #BanBPSD blog series. Hence, I have put together the following list! Whatever we do, whoever…
This week for my #BanBPSD #WAM2018 blog series, the focus has been on disrupting the current care system in dementia. Some of the p posts have been a bit ‘heavy’, but, there has been much health debate about it on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and also here, which is healthy, and very encouraging. To lighten the…
In my #BanBPSD for #WAM2018 blog series, I am posting a comment received after an earlier blog in this series; often it is a comments like this that motivates me to keep writing and advocating for change. My blog today is short, but hopefully makes sense. Jeff’s comments kept me awake, and in tears for…
In today’s blog post, I am highlighting a piece written by Sonya Barsness, The Faces of BPSD published recently. Sonya is a gerontologist, and it says on her blog; “I am a bit of a rebel – I like to challenge thinking – and revisionist is a term that seems to capture this. A revisionist is…
This may seem a radical statement, but I sincerely believe it. It is time everyone, especially the health care professionals and educators still so heavily invested in BPSD think more deeply about it. We must find new ways to teach dementia care that better serves the client – to live more positively, and which is free of…
There is a distinct possibility the #BanBPSD campaign may already have been misconstrued as the banning of antipsychotics completely. It was never meant to be that; we all acknowledge many people need, and do benefit from antipsychotics, or other forms of medication, when prescribed appropriately. It is the over dispensing of them, as a form of…
Let’s STOP Pathologising Normal Human Responses For #WAM2018, and on day 3, I am continuing my series of blogs, highlighting why many other people also believe we need to BanBPSD. On June 9, 2018 Susan Macaulay wrote an open letter to members of the dementia community worldwide, highlighted below. She outlines what happened to her…
Rethinking Dementia Care by Banning BPSD For World Alzheimer’s Month this year, #WAM2018, I will be focusing on why I, and a growing number of others believe we need to Ban BPSD (the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia). Six people, myself included wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Australian Journal of Dementia…
10 Things That Happen To Your Body If You Walk Every Day What a surprise… Another article supporting why we all need to start #Walking #NotWandering #DitchTheLabels #BanBPSD Published on Aug 9, 2018, by BUGG Zodiac. “You’ll be shocked to learn what happens to your body just from walking daily. The real question is, do you…
Urgent Attention: Gabriella Rogers and 9News This letter is in response to the entitled “New Drug to Treat Behavioural Issues in Dementia Patients”, publicised on Aug.18th 2018 at 6pm. “This report misrepresents both the facts and the real-world experiences of people living with dementia. The report positions all behaviour, moods and reactions within the frame of a dementia diagnosis…
Our first published Letter to the Editor, promoting the continuation of the campaign to ban the false construct known as BPSD (Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia). A few years ago, Professor Dawn Brooker started a group called “GAP in Dementia Care”, which consisted of a large group of academics, dementia professionals and included people…
Please froward this to anyone you know who may be interested in being involved with this study. We have the coaches trained, but are still looking for participants living in Australia who have been diagnosed in the early stages of dementia (any age), within the last six months. Download the dementia-lifestyle-coaching flyer or the image below.…
The many words used when a person first makes it public knowledge They have been diagnosed with dementia are words like #brave #courageous #inspiring Then, if we dare to live too positively with it We are told we don’t look like we have dementia. The only thing really needing true grit, bravery and courage Is…
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